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more than 100000 blue whiting dumped

06-02-2022 09:56PM

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3d4life

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Might this be an accurate report ?
If so, is this sort of thing common ?

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#2 06-02-2022 10:11PM

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Yes and yes but usually it's out of quota catch being discarded on a daily basis rather than an entire haul.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60266117

One trawler has 52% of Northern Ireland's entire annual quota. There's too many efficient boats chasing too few fish. There's no need for below-minimum-wage immigrants risking their lives to try to undercut supertrawlers.

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